Portland climate

Portland Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cashton, 6.9 km from Portland

Average highs run from 35°F on March 1 to 49°F on March 31, and lows from 19°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.51 in over about 8 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Portland, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
1.51 in
Snowfall
9.9 in
Record high
83°FMar 29, 1986
Record low
-35°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 12 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 135°F19°F58°F 1992-35°F 196223%18%
Mar 235°F19°F61°F 1923-18°F 191323%18%
Mar 336°F20°F61°F 1983-16°F 200223%18%
Mar 436°F20°F70°F 2024-16°F 201924%18%
Mar 537°F21°F68°F 2000-16°F 201924%17%
Mar 637°F21°F70°F 2000-15°F 192024%17%
Mar 737°F21°F78°F 2000-16°F 195925%17%
Mar 838°F22°F71°F 2000-8°F 194325%16%
Mar 938°F22°F66°F 2016-15°F 197525%16%
Mar 1039°F23°F69°F 2026-14°F 200325%15%
Mar 1139°F23°F67°F 2025-14°F 194825%15%
Mar 1240°F23°F70°F 1990-11°F 199326%15%
Mar 1340°F24°F68°F 1995-13°F 197526%14%
Mar 1440°F24°F68°F 1995-15°F 199326%14%
Mar 1541°F25°F76°F 2025-12°F 199726%14%
Mar 1641°F25°F72°F 2012-13°F 199726%14%
Mar 1742°F25°F77°F 2012-12°F 195927%13%
Mar 1842°F26°F80°F 2012-8°F 195927%13%
Mar 1943°F26°F77°F 2012-18°F 192327%13%
Mar 2043°F27°F72°F 1918-17°F 196528%13%
Mar 2144°F27°F76°F 2012-11°F 196528%12%
Mar 2244°F27°F79°F 2026-1°F 194028%12%
Mar 2345°F28°F77°F 1910-2°F 194028%12%
Mar 2445°F28°F80°F 1939-6°F 197429%11%
Mar 2546°F28°F78°F 19390°F 196029%11%
Mar 2646°F29°F76°F 2007-7°F 196029%11%
Mar 2747°F29°F78°F 2007-2°F 196430%11%
Mar 2847°F30°F79°F 19100°F 196430%10%
Mar 2948°F30°F83°F 1986-3°F 196930%10%
Mar 3048°F30°F78°F 1967-3°F 196431%10%
Mar 3149°F31°F82°F 1986-6°F 196931%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Portland, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:29 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00471280 (Cashton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478827, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.